Police launch investigation into toppling of Bristol slaver trader statue
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukPolice have launched a criminal investigation to identify those who brought down a statue of 17th century slave trader, Edward Colston.
Superintendent Andy Bennett of the Bristol, Avon and Somerset police force said an investigation will be carried out to identify those 'who clearly committed an act of criminal damage'.The Black Lives Matter demonstration saw 10,000 people packed into the College Green area of Bristol to hear from speakers and to hold an eight-minute silence to mark the death of George Floyd.
A statement read: "The vast majority of those who came to voice their concerns about racial inequality and injustice did so peacefully and respectfully. "However there was a small group of people who clearly committed an act of.
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